How long does it take to read Hope In My Heart?
Sofia's Immigrant Diary, Book 1 (My America, Sofia's Diary)
Hope In My Heart by Kathryn Lasky takes about 1 hour 57 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 57 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2003. 106 pages, about 29,150 words. Written for children.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 14 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 13 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
After her family immigrates to America from Italy in 1903, ten-year-old Sofia is quarantined at the Ellis Island Immigration Station, where she makes a good friend but endures nightmarish conditions. Includes historical notes.
Subjects: Fiction, Immigrants, Diaries, Juvenile fiction, Italian Americans, Emigration and immigration
